Demystifying Syria (SOAS Middle East Issues Series) Exdellent collection of specialized pieces.
Encyclopedia of the Israeli-palestinian Conflict Uncommonly valuable 3-volume set edited by Cheryl Rubenberg.
The International Relations of the Persian Gulf Best current volume on the topic, which, unfortunately, does not contain a bibliography (on-line biblio. is avail.)
The Winter Thief: A Kamil Pasha Novel (Kamil Pasha Novels) Could be the best yet from anthropologist-novelist Jenny White